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I searched and read and read and searched again. I guess I am looking for verification or, better yet, improvements on my workflow. Background: somewhat advanced amateur photographer (I hope) and have the some basics of PS down (I think). Converted to digital camera from 35mm SLRs. Only use is for home and family and travel. No contests or pro needs. I have no problems with PS CS trial and presently have PS7.
I scan 35mm positives to 8.4X10.5 Inch (2536X3760 Pix) at 300 res, file size 27.3m TIF. In PS I decide if I want an 8X10 or 5X7. I decide on 5X7 then resize with resample off to closest to that size which is approx 5×7.4. The resize expands the res to about 507 and file size remains 27.3 as expected. Then I crop to exactly 5×7 at 300 res file size is then 9.03M again, as expected.
When I get lazy I skip the Resize and just crop the original 27.3M file again at exactly 5X7 at 300Res and 9.03 file size.
Question Since both end up with the same size and resolution am I wasting my time by resizing in the first place or is there a quality difference?
Thanks in advance.
I scan 35mm positives to 8.4X10.5 Inch (2536X3760 Pix) at 300 res, file size 27.3m TIF. In PS I decide if I want an 8X10 or 5X7. I decide on 5X7 then resize with resample off to closest to that size which is approx 5×7.4. The resize expands the res to about 507 and file size remains 27.3 as expected. Then I crop to exactly 5×7 at 300 res file size is then 9.03M again, as expected.
When I get lazy I skip the Resize and just crop the original 27.3M file again at exactly 5X7 at 300Res and 9.03 file size.
Question Since both end up with the same size and resolution am I wasting my time by resizing in the first place or is there a quality difference?
Thanks in advance.
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